The upcoming Blackberry smartphone will sport the QWERTY keyboard that's become synonymous with the brand, according to a tweet from TCL Communications President Steve Cistulli, who oversees the company's North American branch.
Chinese electronics company TCL Corporation now creates smartphones under the BlackBerry name, a partnership announced in December.
Cistulli's tweet teased a preview of the upcoming BlackBerry Mercury device, which will most likely be called the DTEK70. Previously given the codename "Rome, " the smartphone will have a physical keyboard and Android operating system. The phone will be completely designed and built by TCL.

The upcoming Blackberry smartphone will sport the QWERTY keyboard that's become synonymous with the brand, according to a tweet from TCL Communications President Steve Cistulli, who oversees the company's North American branch.

Chinese electronics company TCL Corporation now creates smartphones under the BlackBerry name, a partnership announced in December.

Cistulli's tweet teased a preview of the upcoming BlackBerry Mercury device, which will most likely be called the DTEK70. Previously given the codename "Rome, " the smartphone will have a physical keyboard and Android operating system. The phone will be completely designed and built by TCL.